Hearing fees and setting down fees

There are fees for each day of a defended hearing for final orders. There are no hearing fees for procedural hearings, or hearings to prepare a case for trial.

When your case is prepared for trial and given a trial date, there is a setting down fee. This fee is for the court to allocate a trial date and begin preparing to decide your application, and includes the hearing fee for the first day of the trial. A setting down fee is not refundable, and must be paid no later than 28 days before the hearing.

HEARING FEE TYPE

FEES FROM 1 JULY 2018

Setting down for hearing fee (non-refundable)

Listed before a judge $860

Listed before a magistrate $630

Daily hearing fee – for each hearing day excluding the first hearing day.

Case listed before a judge $860

Case listed before a magistrate $630

Conciliation Conference

$395

Appeal fees

DESCRIPTION

FEES FROM 1 JULY 2018

Notice of appeal to the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia from orders made by a Judge or a Family Law Magistrate (Form 20)

$1360

Application for leave to appeal to the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia

$1360

Setting down for hearing – appeal from magistrates court

$860

Hearing fee for an appeal from magistrates court(for each day excluding the first hearing day)

$860

Application for leave to appeal under section 211 of the Family Court Act 1997 from an interlocutory order of a Magistrates Court

To pay fees online, you will need the Payment ID (PID) number from the top left of your hearing fee statement.

Fee exemption and reduction

If you hold certain Government concession cards, are receiving certain types of government support, or you can demonstrate financial hardship, you may be eligible for a fee reduction or exemption. See the fee reductions and exemptions page for details.

Amending an application

If you amend your application, and a new type of order is requested, the fee applicable will be assessed on the type of new issue added. For example, if an Initiating Application (Form 1) is made for parenting orders, and subsequently amended to include Property and Financial orders, there will be an additional filing fee of $345.

More information

If you would like any more information on court fees, read the Court Fees brochure or contact the registry.